Those battling Ikki Tousen girls are bringing their torn clothes and short skirts to the Tokyo stage. The manga turned video game and anime series is getting a theatrical adaptation.

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Known as Battle Vixens in the West, Ikki Tousen is the latest anime/game property to be turned in a stage production, following in the footsteps of Sengoku Basara, Persona, and Phoenix Wright. As Comic Natalie points out (via JEFUsion), Daisuke Nishida, who did the Sengoku Basara stage plays, will be writing and directing.

These kinds of plays stick very close to the original character designs, as to not upset fans. For better or worse, the result, however, does carry a whiff of cosplay. That doesn't mean all these adaptations aren't very good. Some, like Phoenix Wright, are terrific.